110 HR 5690 RH: To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2008-05-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 387 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5690 [Report No. 110–620, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2008 Mr. Berman (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Payne, and Ms. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned May 5, 2008 Additional sponsors: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas May 5, 2008 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic May 5, 2008 The Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 3, 2008 A BILL To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.

1.

Exemption of African National Congress from treatment as terrorist organization for certain acts or events

Section 691(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (division J of Public Law 110–161; 121 Stat. 2365) is amended by inserting the African National Congress (ANC), after the Karenni National Progressive Party,.

2.

Relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility

(a)

Exemption authority

The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may determine in such Secretary’s sole unreviewable discretion that paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)) shall not apply to an alien with respect to activities undertaken in opposition to apartheid rule in South Africa. (b)

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security should immediately exercise in appropriate instances the authority in subsection (a) to exempt the anti-apartheid activities of aliens who are current or former officials of the Government of the Republic of South Africa.

3.

Removal of certain affected individuals from certain United States Government databases

The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall take all necessary steps to ensure that databases used to determine admissibility to the United States are updated so that they are consistent with the exemptions provided under section 2.

May 5, 2008 Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment May 5, 2008 The Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed